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Business and sustainable disaster recovery: Rebuilding more resilient communities
This paper was informed by discussions at the Disaster Preparedness Forum 2014, which brought together thought leaders from the business, media, government and humanitarian sectors. It outlines opportunities for collaborative …
Free management briefing on what business can do to tackle deforestation
Here is Innovation Forum's new management briefing on what companies can do to minimise their deforestation footprints, work with NGOs and manage legal and reputational risk.
Gensol Knowledge Series: Solar district championships
If everything else like Project Cost and Financial Assumptions are kept equal, the expected generation from a site plays a very important role in bidding. With the bidding shortly due …
Eco-civilisation: China's blueprint for a new era
In early March 2014, China's important yearly political consultation began, followed by the annual parliamentary sessions, known as Lianghui. Timed to coincide with these sessions, this new briefing interprets outcomes …
Net positive: A new way of doing business
Net Positive: A new way of doing business, by Forum for the Future, The Climate Group and WWF-UK, captures - for the first time - the principles of what it …
IPCC special insight briefing and Climate science five-part series
The Climate Group has written a five-part briefing series covering the basics of climate science, ahead of our live broadcast with authors of the anticipated IPCC report, which will be …
Nationally appropriate mitigation actions in refrigeration and air conditioning and foam sector
CFCs and HCFCs have high Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) and very high Global Warming Potential (GWP). They are regulated by the Montreal Protocol rather than by the Kyoto Protocol. HFCs …
Energy sector faces increasing pressures from climate change - new report
The energy sector is facing increasing pressures from climate change. All segments of the industry will be affected by the changing global climate and the policy responses to it.
Creating resilient strategies: Asia Pacific report
Drawing on the knowledge and experience of 16 global companies including the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Singapore Telecommunications and United Airlines, the latest research from Corporate Citizenship explores whether …
Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking
A landmark Cornell University study has industry-wide data collection and analysis effort to benchmark. This report highlights the results of the first Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking (CHSB) study which focuses …
The State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review 2014
The tenth year - Progress and Prospects for CSR in Australia and New Zealand
The energy, water, food nexus
With the world's population expected to reach over eight billion by 2030 and an increasingly prosperous middle class, Conservation International (CI) understands that one of the greatest global challenges is …
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